Learn the Basics About Getting Around, Holidays, Money and Tourism in Malaysia

Tourism in Malaysia is a tantalizing dilemma. There are plenty of places for an ecotourism holiday and lots of road trip ideas to choose from.

Where do you travel to on your next nature tourism in Malaysia holiday? Let me provide you with some teasers?

Get your binoculars and guidebook out and head for highlands for some cool birdwatching.

Trek in rainforest habitat ... in the jungles of remote parks or just outside the city limits.

Wild whitewater kayaking or rafting rides put you in the middle of the action on Malaysia's rivers.

Watch turtle hatchlings run to the sea, raptors riding the high currents or the antics of white-handed gibbons.

Ok, sometimes words don't have the right effect ... here's a sampling of what nature tourism in Malaysia looks like.

Tourism in Malaysia Teaser

Rainforests .. Beaches .. Mountains .. More

That road show is over, now it's time for you to hit the road and find your own adventure travel destinations. Time to make an escape plan and pack the essentials to great nature scenery and wilderness.

Essentials For Getting Around

Malaysia Car Rental and Bus Transport

Transportation throughout Malaysia is reasonable and reliable from town to town.

However, getting to some of the nature escapes may prove to be difficult without your own transport. Most vehicle rental operators out of Kuala Lumpur require a return trip back to the capital. Otherwise if you want to move from point to point use buses and taxis.

Car and 4WD Rentals

Rental Agency

Phone

Fax

Mayflower KL

603 6253 1888

603 6258 2970

Hertz KL

603 2148 6433

NA

AVIS KL

603 2144 4487

603 2142 8771

Budget Penang Only

604 226 1426

604 226 6609

Pacific KLReservation

603 2287 4118

603 2287 0139

Bus Transportation Services

Express Bus travel in Malaysia is moderately cheap and chilling. Buses leave between main towns in Peninsular Malaysia a few times per day, with a half-hour pit stop at a roadside eatery with toilet facilities. Buses usually take an extra 2 to 3 hours over car travel and do not have toilets onboard.

If you travel overnight, bring a sweater-jumper or light jacket to avoid the suspended animation effect of super-cooled air-con express buses. Backpacks and luggage gear are stowed underneath, while daypacks and/or small bags fit fine inside the coach.

In Kuala Lumpur, the main terminals are Puduraya Bus Station, Pekeliling Station, Hentian Putra Station and Hentian Duta Station. During the festive seasons (Hari Raya and Chinese New Year) try to purchase tickets early and in advance for express buses.